Energy Bangla

Tripura has agreed to supply an additional 100 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, over the 100 MW of power the northeastern state is supplying to the neighbouring country, a minister said here on Saturday. “The Bangladesh Government has sought more electricity from India to tackle its power crisis in the eastern part of the country. India’s Power Ministry wanted to know whether the Tripura government is ready to provide additional... »

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) thursday signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for buying 635 megawatt power from Gazaria coalfired power plant in Munshiganj district. Secretary of BPDB Zahurul Haque and Managing Director of Orion Group Salman Obaidul Karim signed the contracts on behalf of their compnay. “The government has diversified primary fuel and We have a target to generate 5,000 MW power from liquid fuel,” Power division secretary Monowar... »

Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Mohammad Tajul Islam on Wednesday said before implementing any projects in Rampal power plant area all kinds of industries including the power plants should take necessary clearance from the Ministry of Environment. The parliamentary watchdog feels that only sustainable development could protect the environment and ensure the long-lasting socio-economic development. Following a two-day visit to Rampal under Bagerhat... »

A Course on ` Electrical Protection and Energy Management System’ was inaugurated by EECE Department  on 02th April 2016 in Military Institute of science and Technology (MIST). ABB Ltd Bangladesh provided the technical support with the organizer EECE Department. on Sunday all the participants of the course received their course completion certificate from Chief of General Staff, Bangladesh Army Lt Gen Sabbir Ahmed OSP, SGP, ndc, psc as a chief... »

Prime Minister’s Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Dr Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Bir Bikram, today said the government has undertaken all necessary safety measures for constructing coal fired power plants in the country. “Coal-based power plants would be established following all set rules and regulations and in compliance with safety measures of the Department of Environment,” he told at a press briefing at Bijoy Hall at Bidyut Bhaban in the city.... »

The government is witnessing attempts at thwarting power development initiatives in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said. People have even lost their lives needlessly to these ‘strange ideas’, she said in reaction to the fatal clash over the construction of a coal-fired power station at Banshkhali. “There is always a group that starts protests for the sake of environment for our every attempt to produce electricity,” she said while... »

Bangladesh has yet again generated record power in a day. Power Development Board (PDB) spokesman Saiful Hasan Chowdhury said the power plants fed the national grid 8,348 MW at 21:00 pm on Saturday. Bangladesh’s capability to generate power has increased threefold to 11,000 MW in the seven years of the Awami League’s two consecutive terms. Power generation has also nearly doubled. On Sep 19, 2008, the highest power generation was... »

Government wants to make electricity available to every household within 2021. Keeping this vision in mind, Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB or REB) has counted its Consumer crossing 1.5 crore recently. In fact, in last March of this year, REB instantiated 5 lac and 8 thousand new connections throughout the country. REB ensured electricity connection to 3 lac and 25 thousand families more in the last January of this year. At... »

Tension is cutting through Chittagong’s Banshkhali with protesters against a coal-based power plant and its supporters refusing to back down as a truce looks distant. A forum styled ‘Residents for Saving Homestead’ has threatened to march wearing shrouds to UNO office and besiege it on Sunday if the cancellation of the plant project at Gondamara is not announced by Saturday evening. Oppositely, ‘Residents for Development’ has announced a human-chain programme... »

A Bangladeshi company has suspended work on a planned Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant after four demonstrators opposing its construction were killed earlier this week, a senior company official said on Thursday. Villagers for and against the power plant clashed on Monday before riot police fired their weapons after coming under attack. Three protesters died that day and a fourth died later in the hospital. S Alam Group, a Bangladeshi conglomerate... »